Data breaches cause tremendous problems, not only for the company affected, but also for its clients. Depending on the company, stolen data can range from relatively benign information to extremely ...

The EU general data protection regulation (GDPR) is the strongest privacy and security law in the world. This regulation updated and modernised the principles of the 1995 data protection directive. It ...

Data privacy governs how organizations use and protect personal data under the law. Cybersecurity is about keeping systems and data safe from cyber threats. No. Cybersecurity solutions are essential, ...

The EU has the strongest data protection rules in the world. Protection of personal data is considered a fundamental right in the EU. On this page Personal data in the digital age Data protection as a ...

As the volume and variety of data that can be collected, stored, and analyzed has skyrocketed over the past decade-and-a-half, we’ve seen the issue given growing prominence. Both the European Union ...

Investopedia contributors come from a range of backgrounds, and over 25 years there have been thousands of expert writers and editors who have contributed. Amy is an ACA and the CEO and founder of ...

Rather than a comprehensive legal protection for personal data, the United States has only a patchwork of sector-specific laws that fail to adequately protect data. Congress should create a single ...

The General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) is a regulation of the European Union (EU) that became effective on May 25, 2018. It strengthens and builds on the EU's current data protection framework, ...

As India’s data protection regime completes its first year, policy experts warn that the law’s consent-heavy design could ...

Are dynamic IP addresses always personal data, and may those seeking warnings deliberately provoke data protection violations on an industrial scale to cash in?

As proposed in the draft, the government will form the Data Protection Board of India to determine non-compliance with provisions of the act and impose penalties One of the biggest concerns is that ...